Posted inHealth, Poverty, Public Safety City leaders always talk about crime, yet this violence-interruption program only got a six-month trial by Sono Motoyama October 5, 2023January 23, 2024
Posted inCourts The Oher case reveals the need for better oversight for conservatorships by Thomas Goldsmith September 28, 2023January 23, 2024
Posted inCourts, Incarceration, Policing, Public Safety What federal judges’ rulings reveal about Memphis police tactics by Daphne Duret and Marc Perrusquia September 13, 2023May 28, 2025
Posted inCivil Rights, Courts, Government, Policing, Public Safety From threatened to thriving: How do we make Memphians safe? by Chris McCoy, Memphis Flyer August 16, 2023May 28, 2025
Posted inActivism, Black History, Civil Rights, Liberation, Policing, Public Safety, Racial Justice Hip-hop is 50. Twenty-five years ago, Memphis rappers started writing rhymes of resistance by Justin A. Davis August 11, 2023March 3, 2026
Posted inGovernment, Health, Incarceration, Policing, Public Safety Their families said they needed treatment. Mississippi officials threw them in jail without charges by Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today, Mollie Simon, ProPublica and Agnel Philip, ProPublica July 31, 2023January 25, 2024
Posted inCourts, Public Safety Shelby County has 27,000 eviction filings per year. Could $240,000 make a difference? by Jacob Steimer June 8, 2023November 25, 2025
Posted inPublic Safety, Youth Justice Why is there so much youth violence? Academics consult real experts: middle school students by David Waters, The Institute for Public Service Reporting June 5, 2023May 28, 2025
Posted inGovernment, Public Safety Gov. Lee’s proposed gun dispossession plan fails domestic violence victims by Paige Pfleger, WPLN May 2, 2023January 19, 2024
Posted inGovernment, Policing, Public Safety Memphis crime rate setting records, demanding innovation by Tom Jones May 1, 2023January 19, 2024
